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Nylsvley Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Alternative name: Bushveld Pipit

Anthus caffer

[edit] Identification

12.5–14 cm. Buff underparts, brown streaked throat and breast, dark brownish head and upperparts, lighter eyestripe and chin.

[edit] Distribution

Swaziland, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

[edit] Taxonomy

There are 6 subspecies.

[edit] Habitat

Dry savanna and dry open forest.

[edit] Behaviour

The diet includes insects.

It builds cup nest from grass and lined rootlets; 2-3 eggs are laid.

[edit] References

Answer.com; Wikipedia

[edit] External Links